Osborne, Queensland

Osborne is a locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Osborne
Queensland
Osborne
Coordinates19.6948°S 147.3569°E / -19.6948; 147.3569
Postcode(s)4806
Area52.3 km2 (20.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Osborne:
Mount Kelly Airville Home Hill
Mount Kelly Osborne Fredericksfield
Kirknie Fredericksfield Fredericksfield

Geography

Osborne is low flat land (under 10 metres above sea level) bounded to the north by the Burdekin River. It is predominantly used to grow sugarcane.[2]

There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.[2]

History

Osborne State School opened on 7 December 1914.[3]

Education

Osborne State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government on the southern corner or Osborne Road and Home Hill-Kirknie Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 15 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[4]

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References
  1. "Osborne - locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42299)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Osborne State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.


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